Child kidnap attempts reported around Steinfort

At least four kidnapping attempts were reported around Steinfort in the west of Luxembourg during January, Belgian and Luxembourg police have said.

30.01.2014

At least four kidnapping attempts were reported around Steinfort in the west of Luxembourg during January, Belgian and Luxembourg police have said.

On January 23 an eight-year-old boy was almost kidnapped in Steinfort by a man who stopped him on his way home from school. The man, who spoke Luxembourgish, was described as aged around 40 year old, with black hair and a goatee.

The next day, a similar incident occurred in Kleinbettingen, a village south of Steinfort.